Use of alcohol and drugs to self-medicate anxiety disorders in a nationally representative sample

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 194, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 818-825

  Bolton, James ^a   Cox, Brian ^a   Clara, Ian ^a   Sareen, Jitender ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Epidemiology; Self medication; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750997885     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000244481.63148.98     Document Type: Article

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